捻

捻 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

twirl, twist, play with

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

Other languages

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌念

捻るひねる「ねじる」を参照。「ひねる」を参照。to twist, to wrench, to turn (a tap, switch, etc.), to twist (a body part)
捻挫ねんざ関節を捻り、挫くこと。sprain, twist, wrench
捻出ねんしゅつひねり出すこと。やりくりして、金銭や時間などをつくり出すこと。「旅費を捻出する」managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.), contriving, scraping together (money), working out (a plan, solution, etc.)
捻転ねんてん捻れて方向が変わること。twisting, torsion
捻りひねりひねりを参照。twist, spin, ingenuity, sophistication (e.g. of writing style)
捻軍ねんぐんNian Rebellion (of China; 1851-1868)
捻くるひねくるto twirl, to spin, to fiddle with, to change (e.g. wording)
捻り手ひねりてtwisting techniques
捻髪音ねんぱつおんcrepitus, crepitation
捻じ桔梗ねじききょうtwisted Chinese bellflower crest
捻り出すひねりだすto work out, to think up, to devise, to come up with
捻り潰すひねりつぶすto pinch and crush, to pinch out
捻くれるひねくれるto become twisted, to grow distorted, to be curved, to bend
捻じ曲がるねじまがるto get twisted, to get warped, to get distorted, to twist

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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